The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-11
OUR MAN ON THE OUTSIDE.
CHIPS FROM A. HATCHETT.

Notwithstanding that there are dozen
or more crops III this section claimed to be
the best in the State, among them that of
E. d. Mitchell, whose tobacco is said to be
uniform and as high as mans head, there
can be no doubt the heavy rainfall of July
and especially the first week of August has
done great damage to all crops. In many
instances, tobacco has either been drowned
or taken "second growth" making it
almost impossible to cure it with color.
White cotton blooms are shedding" in
every section; corn silks have been kept so
wet and twisted they have failed to catch
the pollen, the result of which will be
Scatter-grain corn. But, without some
disaster now to come, while the crop will
of some, it will still be the best, average
considered, we have had for some years.
We are in receipt of lot Of circulars
and posters for Capt. ID. T. Wards excur-
sion on the 10th from Raleigh to Ports
mouth, Washington and Baltimore. Extra
room and accommodation are promised,
and the fare $500 to Portsmouth, $500 to
Washington, and S5.25 to Baltimore and
return is low enough to meet the views of
all. Parties going on to Washington will
have day there, those stopping in Ports
mouth OF Norfolk will have two days.
Capt. Ward has an enviable reputation as
manager of excursions and we doubt not
will have a pleasant crowd aboard. We do
not know how many whites went from here
on the excursion of July 18th, but there
were fifty-seven of them who stopped at
the Purcell House. If tobacco curing COM
prevent some from going who would like
to do so, but the crowd will be large
enough for comfort.
Referring to the street leading to the
Female College in last weeks issue were
statements made upon the best infOrma-
ton at the time in our possession. We now
find we were in error both as to the name Of
the street, it being "Chavasse avenue" in
stead of " College" as stated, and that Mr..
Chavasse in addition to having made a
deed of gift of ten acres to the College has
also donated to the town the streets leading
to it, Chavasse avenue and Davis street.
We take pleasure in making this amend
to Mr.. Chavasse.
The Oxford baseball club passed through
here on Tuesday evening on their way to
the Grange Fair. Messrs. L. 4. Washing
ton, Sid Hunt and Crawford Cooper, Jr.,
will remain in that and the WaynesVille
section several weeks. While they were
here some one asked if this was the old
first nine of Oxford. They said not was
the little nine. At this juncture Henry
Rogers, with his 3. B. parapherlalia step
ped out of the Depot (vcight ab0u. 220),
Id5LGdU.
At called meeting OF the Town Com
missioners Tuesday evening, Policeman
Saunders, colored, was tried for receiving
brides, convicted and dismissed from the
force When we remember how long Dick
Johnston was paid town money, for no
other cause, save that he was colored, that
both white and black recognize the fact
that every coloTed appointee has proven
utterly incompetent, and that the row Sat
urday evening. which came near being a
very serious affair, was largely due ~ the
fact of having col0rcd policeman, we
can but hope our City Fathers will not
longer endanger the peace and welfare OF
the town by catering to mistaken idea,